“If you’re going to meet her, why don’t you change your clothes? Look more formal.”

“If you ask me, Chairman, I don’t have much experience in this matter… After all, I don’t have a mother-in-law.”

“How should I put it? I still feel a little nervous at the end of the day.”

“It’s okay. No matter who you meet or what kind of occasion you go to, just adapt to the circumstances.”

“Okay, then I’ll wear this… I’ll have to see you sooner or later, there’s no way to avoid it, so I might as well face it head on.” Chen Yuan seemed to be comforting himself.

He adjusted his sitting position in the car and cleared his throat.

“Go now.”

The driver should get off.

Started the car engine.

……

Before the formal case process is completed, prisoners who meet the criminal offense standards will be detained in a detention center first. Once the information is completed after the investigation, and everything is ready, it will be submitted to the local court to start the regular litigation and judgment decision.

After the verdict is issued, the prisoners in the detention center will be transferred to prison within one month.

Essentially, it’s a halfway house that provides a buffer for the courts, inmates and local law enforcement.

However, the reality is that as a transit point, the conditions in the detention center are actually much worse than those in prison, and the management is relatively strict.

Being here is much more painful than being in prison.

Some prisoners even hope to be sentenced earlier and transferred to prison. At least with a final result, they can look forward to being released from prison as soon as possible instead of having to wait in agony in a dark detention center.

Chen Yuan arrived at a secluded place, which was almost the rear entrance of the detention center. He came here according to the address provided by the other party.

Since Jiang Ruxue’s case has not yet gone to court, she cannot be definitively classified as an economic criminal, so she is still under the control of local law enforcement agencies.

Chen Yuan didn’t have to put in much effort and just used some connections to meet the visitation criteria.

Since he was looking for connections, the process was certainly not very formal, so he entered through the back door.

“Okay, we’ll wait for you here.” Pei Youwen looked at the middle-aged man waiting in front and patted Chen Yuan on the shoulder.

“I’ll be out in half an hour at most.”

“Relax and finish it as soon as possible. The official business in Linzhou is still waiting for you to go back and take charge of the situation.”

Chen Yuan nodded, opened the car door, and zipped up his collar.

Go straight to the middle-aged man who was waiting.

“Mr. Chen?” The man with a righteous face asked when he approached.

“Hello, Captain Zhang. Am I not late?”

“The time is just right,” Captain Zhang looked at the old watch on his wrist and said calmly, “Follow me.”

The two men stepped through the sturdy iron gate and moved through the detention center’s compound.

The courtyard paved with light-colored slate tiles was very clean, and it must have been swept early in the morning. Next to it were a few rest areas for public officials. Washed clothes were hanging out to dry in the courtyard, dripping with wet water.

Chen Yuan was led to a very empty house. Apart from a few benches, there was only an old table.

Captain Zhang asked him to wait here for a while.

A few minutes later.

“Okay, everything over there is ready, you can go in now.” Captain Zhang pushed open the door and said.

“Thank you, Captain Zhang.”

“polite.”

He was led deeper into the detention center, and not far away there was a solid, heavy metal door that gleamed silver in the sunlight.

Captain Zhang stopped at the door.

“Mr. Chen, I have already told you that even if you don’t follow the procedure, you still have to follow our rules when visiting. You must hand over all electronic devices before entering, and you are not allowed to bring watches. After entering, you are prohibited from sending private letters or items; you are prohibited from using code words, secret language, or foreign languages.”

“Captain Zhang, please rest assured. I won’t make things difficult for you.” Chen Yuan nodded, handed over his watch and cell phone, and then searched his pockets to indicate that he didn’t bring anything.

“Thank you for your understanding. You may go in.”

As he spoke, Captain Zhang took out the key and unlocked the locked metal door.

Only one step away from meeting his future mother-in-law, Chen Yuan felt very complicated. He took a deep breath and prepared himself mentally for a moment.

Then he took a step forward.

Cross the threshold.

Walk into this even more spacious room.

The room was incredibly clean, spotless to the point of being impeccable. There were surveillance equipment in every corner, and a chair was placed in the middle.

The moment I heard the door open.

On the other side of the room surrounded by iron railings, a pale-faced woman raised her face with great nervousness.

Look towards him.

……

Chen Yuan was very surprised, almost unable to believe it. He frowned and looked at Jiang Ruxue behind the iron railings.

In just less than two weeks.

The change in her was incredible.

This made Chen Yuan’s eyes a little dazed.

“Excuse me, who are you?” Jiang Ruxue asked in a low voice with a look of doubt in her eyes.

The cool and elegant makeup of the past was gone. Her face was extremely plain. Her lips were pale due to malnutrition. Her long hair that was originally like a waterfall was abruptly cut off and hung on her shoulders.

The handcuffed hands were no longer as white as before, and were very rough, with even some blood scabs on the fingertips.

Complexion has such a great impact on a person.

She looked extremely gloomy.

Even pale.

Chen Yuan did not answer, but Jiang Ruxue looked at him carefully for a while and suddenly remembered where she had seen this young man.

“I’ve seen you before? In… in Lanjing, right?” She spoke weakly and her voice was hoarse.

“Yes,” Chen Yuan nodded, “But we need to get to know each other again, Madam Jiang.”

“What do you mean? Why did you come to see me?”

“Now that we have time, let me tell you slowly. First, let me introduce myself. I am the general manager of the northern region of Jiang Group. My father is Jiang Zhengfeng. I am currently studying at a university in Lanjing, and I am also your daughter’s… almost boyfriend. I am sorry that I did not tell you the truth about this identity last time, which led to some small misunderstandings, but those are not important. Two weeks ago, I accompanied Jiang Ning to Mingzhu City, and then I learned some… the inside story of the incident at Meiruxue Company…”

Chen Yuan calmly told Jiang Ruxue in detail how several companies had joined forces, agreed with the investment company, and then deliberately set up a trap.

After saying this, he let out a long sigh.

My mouth is a little dry.

Jiang Ruxue, who was trapped in the iron railings, was stunned when Chen Yuan first introduced his identity. Her expression then became complicated and changed several times.

Finally, he clenched his fists tightly.

After learning the whole story, her first reaction was to remain silent.

This was somewhat beyond Chen Yuan’s expectations.

He originally thought that given Jiang Ruxue’s personality, she would curse loudly, full of resentment, and hate those people for conspiring to frame her to this extent.

“I should have realized that something was wrong long ago…” After a long while, Jiang Ruxue’s eyes dimmed and she said hoarsely, “At that time, I was blinded by greed and took a chance, and I insisted on doing it to this extent…”

“The design is indeed very meticulous.” Chen Yuan had to admit that most people could not escape such a scheme. (End of this chapter)